Hog-ring



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UNITED STTES FFICEQ ATENT HOG-RING.

SPECIFICATION formingV part of Letters Patent No. 257,868, dated May 16, 1,882.

Application led March 11, 1882.

To all whom it may concern l Be it known that I, HOMER C. HILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clinton, in thc county of De Witt and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog-Rings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part'ot' this specification.

-Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of my invention is to produce a ring or device which, being secured in a hogs snout, will prevent it from rooting, and at the saine time not be easily displaced or liable to 'become entangled with surrounding objects and torn out, or gather and hold mud.

My invention consists in cutting or punching from Va strip ot' sheet metal a hog ring or jewel, A, in the shape of a horseshoe, having one or two prongs, B, extendingendwise therefrom, and with a deep indentation, a, in its front part, through which mud, food, &c.,will pass, instead of being retained iu a lumpjust i where the animal could not reach it.

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which, having no acute angles or loops, is not likely to be displaced or injured by wear.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The nose ring orjewel for swine, consisting 45 of the plate A, of horseshoeform, having prong or prongs B extending-endwise therefrom, and the indentation a in its front part, as shown and described. l

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 5o presence ot' two witnesses.

Hoi/IER o. HILL.

Witnesses:

Trios. VAUGHAN, 0. L. KIRK. 

